Legal Opinion
Farrington v. Pinckney
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 2, 1955Published
1Opinion of the CourtSchirick, J.
This is a taxpayers’ action brought pursuant to section 51 of the General Municipal Law to restrain the defendants from putting into effect the provisions of chapter 305 of the Laws of 1954, as amended by chapter 864 of the Laws of 1955. The former establishes a uniform jury system for all counties of the State, exclusive of the City of New York. The amendment excludes “ counties having a population of less than one hundred thousand which shall elect pursuant to section five hundred one of article sixteen of the judiciary law to come under the provisions of such article sixteen.” The latter…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Matter of N.Y. Elevated R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Matter of HennebergerNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Matter of Mayor, Etc., of New York (Elm St.)New York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Ferguson v. . RossNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Stapleton v. PinckneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
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